Updated September 30, 2025 at 12:31 PM EDT TUAM, Ireland — Anna Corrigan thought she was an only child. It wasn't until she was in her 50s, researching her family tree, that she discovered a family ...

It’s a D.C. monument that could be deemed “obscure” on name alone. In today’s edition of “Matt About Town,” WTOP’s Matt Kaufax heads to M Street Northwest to learn about the patriotic and prayerful ...

For decades, Irish nuns ran homes for unwed mothers. Beneath one of them, a ghastly discovery: 796 babies buried in a septic tank. Forensics experts are now unearthing Ireland's past.

Ireland was relatively poor through most of the 20th century, and conditions in the mother and baby homes were meager. Food, sanitation and medical care were often inadequate, and nuns did not ...